You get talent when you discover the ground of your pain.

You know I was curious - I was interested in all kinds of mystery or deeper meanings in the paintings because I myself have not analyzed why they have turned out like this or like that.

A good many people think as I do. If they like my work they are creative . . . or they are crazy.

You get talent when you discover the ground of your pain.

The more famous I get, the more I am tolerated, albeit with some head-shaking.

To wear something like that your whole life is the largest compliment someone can pay to you as an artist.

Some people say my work is often depressing and pessimistic, with the emphasis on death, blood, overcrowding, strange beings and so on, but I don't really think it is.